From: Joe Seisdedos (jps_at_mbox.com.au)
Date: Sat Feb 23 2002 - 21:42:53 EST
Hmmm... well, it depends on why you want to crack the password. If you
merely want a working HDD, then a low level format may work. If,
however, you want to rescue the data, then you need the password.
Perhaps Rob's answer was a bit harsh (although accurate). Not everyone
who has a locked HDD is a thief (although I'm sure a lot of them are),
people do make mistakes occassionally, such as purchasing equipment
without asking all the right questions.
A good general discussion of what can be done to solve password
problems on Thinkpads (and other PC's) is available on this webpage.
http://www.pwcrack.com/BIOS/bios.html
I have no affiliation with this site... blah, blah, blah ;)
Joe.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Bell <RobDBell_at_netscape.net>
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2002 4:37 am
Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad Hard Disk password
> The password cannot be removed without knowing the password. The
> drive
> is just a paperweight without the password.
>
> Ask the person who set the password to remember it. Any
> responsible
> person who took the care to protect their data with a password
> would
> have taken the effort to record it.
>
> There are stock answers to the typical excuses:
>
> Excuse: I bought it from someone who didn't tell me there was a
> password.Response: Ask them for the password. If they can't
> provide it then
> return it.
>
> Excuse: I bought it as-is.
> Response: Guess you should have asked if it was working and
> password
> protected. Live and learn.
>
> Excuse: I set the password but forgot it.
> Response: Tough. Guess you learned a lesson to be more
> responsible, huh?
>
> Excuse: One of our employees returned the system with a password
> on it
> but didn't give us the password.
> Response: Companies have records... find the person and get the
> password. If they have forgotten it, then the company can write
> off the
> drive as damaged or take the cost of a new drive out of the
> employee's
> paycheck.
>
> Bottom line: The password is there for a reason. You can't
> defeat it.
> Either you've purchased the disk without doing your research and
> learned a harsh lesson or you've stolen it and learned that crime
> doesn't pay.
>
> Have a nice day!
> Rob
>
>
> janos6662000_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know how to remove the Hard disk password from an
> IBM HDD?
> >
> > I tried many solutions, but none works.
> >
> > In a system i can find the supervisor password which is usually
> the HDD
> > pass also, but i have a HDD without a laptop.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> >
> > Janos
> >
>
>
>
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